Well when we signed Buehler I figured he would be gone anyway. He got us to 2 SB's and made mostly every kick from 0-50. He was a good Giant. I do like Brown a good deal though so I'm happy with this switch.

Cruz' previous agent, Shareef, was shooting for the moon on this contract, that he not only turned off the Giants, but other teams as well, to the point that no one was even considering him, with the money he wanted and giving up a first round pick. The market isn't as strong out there so the money wasn't going to happen at the rate Shareef was floating at. Cruz's market shrunk and now he's going to come back to the Giants at closer the rates they put on the table originally as teams feel that they are wasting their time with the first rounder and the Giants can just match. Condon was hired since the open market plan didn't work and now he wants the best deal he can get with the Giants and Condon was the best guy to do it. As it was put to me, Cruz got bruised on the open market and will sign for less than he wanted with the Giants. Hence Shareef getting shown the door. We'll see if that is the case soon enough I guess.

The New York Giants announced Wednesday, March 14, Lunda Wells has been named assistant offensive line coach. Ryan Roeder has also been named an offensive assistant, and Robbie Leonard named a defensive assistant.

To be honest I'm not sure about Brown? Does he still have a big leg? I don't know. Why didn't he have a job last year? He's several years removed from when he was great in Seattle.

I'd like to bring in the best rookie FA or 7th round pick we can find to compete with him.

I'm not sure what happened last year but he did really in the 4 games he kicked in. 8-9 for the year. 2-2 from 40-49 and 1-2 from 50+. Maybe he had an injury that kept him out and he wasn't fully healthy until late?

I'm not sure what happened last year but he did really in the 4 games he kicked in. 8-9 for the year. 2-2 from 40-49 and 1-2 from 50+. Maybe he had an injury that kept him out and he wasn't fully healthy until late?

No clue. I'm just not overwhelmed. If this was 4 years ago, I'd be thrilled. I'd just hate to hand him the job. Cut Beuhler and bring in a young leg to compete with him.

Phillips hasn't been mentioned yet but a lot of the time you have to wait for the top player at that position to sign so there is a starting off point on the money. When Goldson and Reed finally sign the other players will start to go.

Apparently the Pats refuse to deal with Condon so that may keep the Pats away from Cruz.

Phillips hasn't been mentioned yet but a lot of the time you have to wait for the top player at that position to sign so there is a starting off point on the money. When Goldson and Reed finally sign the other players will start to go.

Apparently the Pats refuse to deal with Condon so that may keep the Pats away from Cruz.

Yeah but if he is as good or as solid as Giants fans make him out to be then at least you'd hear a lot about him. However, I think our fan base has over rated him, and I believe that knee is an issue too. It's a degenerative condition, so it's not getting any better.

I don't think we overrate him at all. He's still a top 5 S on the market talent wise but as you just said yourself teams are probably worried about his knee. Most sports websites had him as a top FA as well.

I don't think we overrate him at all. He's still a top 5 S on the market talent wise but as you just said yourself teams are probably worried about his knee. Most sports websites had him as a top FA as well.

I think the knee is an issue, and one of the reasons why I wanted to move on. I do think if he was as good as giants fans think he is, then teams might roll the dice early on. However, I think while he is a good safety, we think of him as something more. Factored in with a leg, and right now he is not getting any attention.

He's getting attention but these beat guys can only spread themself so far. Like I said they're more worried about the Goldson's and Reed's of the world. We'll likely hear something about Phillips sooner rather than later.

Well they just made the golden boy, Brady, beyond mad. Haha guy takes a home town discount, and they go and do that. They better do something to get his mind right, otherwise if he goes to the media to vent, he can make put the pats in a bad situation where he is very, very unhappy.

Yeah I'm not happy that Welker left NE. I always had a bad feeling that NE would go after Cruz bc it makes perfect sense for them to do so, and now with Brady getting upset they might make a move. Let's hope they grab Amendola.

And 2 years 12 million?! Shoot, we should have signed him for that price!